Shoe and method of manufacturing the same



Sept. l9 19.24.

suoli.l man METHOD 'oF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Filed Jan., 4. 1923 geam-1,508,002 F. MAccARoNE s Patented Sept. 9, 1924. i

UNITED srfarrsI FIORENTINO MACCARQNE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

sHon AND ivrn'rHon 'or MANUFACTURING. THE SAME.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FIORENTINO MAC- cARoNE, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe andState of 'New York, have invented, certain new and useful Improvementsin Shoes and Methods of Manuv facturing the Same, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to a shoe and method of manufacturing the same, andhas for its principal object to make a turned shoe having the appearancewhen completed of a welt shoe.

The invention is an improvement on the construction disclosed in PatentNo.

1,052,529, granted February 11, 1913, and

has for a further purpose to afford a construction in which the solepossesses maximum stiffness and wearing qualities.

Still an additional object of my improvement is to afford a shoe oflight weight, neat appearance, and which can be economicallymanufactured.

To these ends, the invention comprises the method and construction setforth in the following description, which is to be read in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing, the'novel features being pointed out inthe claim following the specification.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a sole made in accordance with a preferredembodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, with the welt in position; p

Figure 4 is an enlarged View similar te Figure 3 with the welt inposition and the upper secured to the welt and sole, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse sec-- tional view showing the finalposition of the upper and sole after the upper is turned, and with thestiffening flange portion pressed down against the body portion of thesole.

The preferred method of procedure which I employ is to first slit a soleinwardly from its edge at a point beneath the top, as indicated at 1,and' thereby afford a flange portion, indicated at 2, which is bentbackwardly upon the body portion of the sole. In this manner, I form achannel 3 within which the welt 4 is positioned t0 receive the upper.

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An inclined cut 5 is made, commencing at a point inwardly of the flangeportion 2, and extending downwardly to a point considerably beneath saidflange portion. The upper 6 is then positioned as shown in Figure 4, andsecured by stitches 7 which pass through the upper andwelt and extend tothe bottom of the inclined cut 5, said stitches being located in thebody portionv of the sole at a point considerably beneath the flangeportion. The flange portion 2 is then pressed down tightly against thebody of the sole after which the upper is turned, as indicated in Figure5, and the shoe finished in the usual manner. y

The flange ortion 2, being integral with the body of t e sole, acts to amarked degree as a stifl'ening means, and adds a substantial amount ofstrength and resistance to the sole without increasing its weight. Theflange portion `2 functions in the dual capacity of providing a channelfor the welt and stiff'ening the sole, and is free to act efliciently asa stiffening member by reason of the upper' being attached withlstitches thatv pass through thebody of the sole at a point considerablybeneath the top of the sole and said flange portion 2. By thisarrangement, an extremely tight and secure connection is made betweenthe upper and the sole, the desirable light weight feature of the shoeis preserved, and by pressing the flange portion down upon the body ofthe shoe, additional stiffness and wearing qualities are imparted to theshoe without the necessity of a double sole.

A shoe made in this manner has practically the same appearance as a weltshoe, although it is much lighter in weight and neater. v It possesseswearing qualities superior to a welt shoe by reason of the extremestrength and stiffness imparted to the sole by the stiff'ening flangemember 2, and as the sole can be trimmed and fitted closer to the upperat the shank than in a welt` shoe, a lighter and better appearing shankis produced, without losing the desired appearance of the welt shoe fromthe shank forwardly to the toe.

I claim:

A turned shoe comprising a sole having a channel at its upper edge, aflange portion formed integral with the sole and bent backwardly fromsaid channel so that it overlie's and contacts with the top of the bodyportion of the sole So as to stiften the sole, the

flange portion being pressed against the body portion of the sole to setit, ay'weit arranged in said channel, the body of the sole having' aninclined cut Colnlneneing inwardly of said baekwardiy bent flange por'-tion and extending downwardly beneath the same, and an upper locatedabove the welt and attached to the Welt and 501e by Stitches.v

extending through the weitand to the bottolnl'of Said inclined out, saidstitches extending through the body portion o the sole at a pointconsiderably beneath said backwardy bent flange portion.

l In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

FIORENTINO MACGARONE.

